The Geheime Staatspolizei,abbreviated Gestapo,was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe.
Law enforcement is the activity of some members of government who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering,deterring,rehabilitating,or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society. The term encompasses police,courts,and corrections. These three components may operate independently of each other or collectively through the use of record sharing and cooperation. Throughout the world,law enforcement are also associated with protecting the public,life,property,and keeping the peace in society.
The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state,with the aim to enforce the law,to ensure the safety,health,and possessions of citizens,and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and the use of force legitimized by the state via the monopoly on violence. The term is most commonly associated with the police forces of a sovereign state that are authorized to exercise the police power of that state within a defined legal or territorial area of responsibility. Police forces are often defined as being separate from the military and other organizations involved in the defense of the state against foreign aggressors;however,gendarmerie are military units charged with civil policing. Police forces are usually public sector services,funded through taxes.
Scotland Yard is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police,the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater London's 32 boroughs. Its name derives from the location of the original Metropolitan Police headquarters at 4 Whitehall Place,which had its main public entrance on the Westminster street called Great Scotland Yard. The Scotland Yard entrance became the public entrance,and over time "Scotland Yard" came to be used not only as the common name of the headquarters building,but also as a metonym for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) itself and police officers,especially detectives,who serve in it. The New York Times wrote in 1964 that,just as Wall Street gave its name to New York's financial district,Scotland Yard became the name for police activity in London.
The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. Within a few months of their first gig,the line-up settled as Sting,Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland,and remained unchanged for the rest of the band's history. The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and early to mid 1980s. Emerging in the British new wave scene,they played a style of rock influenced by punk,reggae,and jazz.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the national police service of Canada. The RCMP is an agency of the Government of Canada;it also delivers police services under contract to 11 provinces and territories,over 150 municipalities,and 600 Indigenous communities. The RCMP is commonly known as the Mounties in English.
Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner,known as Sting,is an English musician and actor. He was the frontman,songwriter and bassist for new wave band the Police from 1977 until their breakup in 1986. He launched a solo career in 1985 and has included elements of rock,jazz,reggae,classical,new-age,and worldbeat in his music.
A constable is a person holding a particular office,most commonly in criminal law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. A constable is commonly the rank of an officer within the police. Other people may be granted powers of a constable without holding this title.
Edward Kelly was an Australian bushranger,outlaw,gang leader and convicted police-murderer. One of the last bushrangers,he is known for wearing a suit of bulletproof armour during his final shootout with the police.
Police brutality is the excessive and unwarranted use of force by law enforcement against an individual or a group. It is an extreme form of police misconduct and is a civil rights violation. Police brutality includes,but is not limited to,asphyxiation,beatings,shootings,improper takedowns,and unwarranted use of tasers.
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),formerly and still commonly referred to as the Metropolitan Police,is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and the prevention of crime within the ceremonial county of Greater London. In addition,it is responsible for some specialised matters throughout the United Kingdom,including national counter-terrorism measures and the protection of specific people,such as the monarch and other members of the royal family,members of the government,and other officials.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD),officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department,is the primary law enforcement agency of Los Angeles,California,United States. With 8,967 officers and 3,000 civilian staff,it is the third-largest municipal police department in the United States,after the New York City Police Department and the Chicago Police Department.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD),officially the City of New York Police Department,is the primary law enforcement agency within New York City. Established on May 23,1845,the NYPD is the largest,and one of the oldest,municipal police departments in the United States.
Peter William Sutcliffe,also known as Peter Coonan,was an English serial killer who was convicted of murdering thirteen women and attempting to murder seven others between 1975 and 1980. He was dubbed in press reports as the Yorkshire Ripper,an allusion to the Victorian serial killer Jack the Ripper. He was sentenced to twenty concurrent sentences of life imprisonment,which were converted to a whole life order in 2010. Two of Sutcliffe's murders took place in Manchester;all the others were in West Yorkshire. Criminal psychologist Dr. David Holmes characterised Sutcliffe as being an "extremely callous,sexually sadistic serial killer."
A police officer is a warranted law employee of a police force. In most countries,"police officer" is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. In some,the use of the rank "officer" is legally reserved for military personnel.
The Indian Police Service is a civil service under the All India Services. It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948,a year after India became independent from British rule.
Jack the Ripper was an unidentified serial killer active in and around the impoverished Whitechapel district of London,England,in 1888. In both criminal case files and the contemporaneous journalistic accounts,the killer was also called the Whitechapel Murderer and Leather Apron.
Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement that seeks to highlight racism,discrimination,and racial inequality experienced by black people,and promote anti-racism. Its primary concerns are incidents of police brutality and racially motivated violence against black people. It started following the killings of Trayvon Martin,Michael Brown,Eric Garner,and Rekia Boyd,among others. The movement and its related organizations typically advocate for various policy changes considered to be related to black liberation. While there are specific organizations that label themselves simply as "Black Lives Matter," such as the Black Lives Matter Global Network,the overall movement is a decentralized network of people and organizations with no formal hierarchy. The slogan "Black Lives Matter" itself remains untrademarked by any group. Despite being characterized by some as a violent movement,the overwhelming majority of its public demonstrations have been peaceful.
In the early afternoon of Wednesday,January 6,2021,two months after the defeat of 45th U.S. president Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election,a mob of his supporters attacked the United States Capitol Building in Washington,D.C. The mob sought to keep Trump in power by preventing a joint session of Congress from counting the Electoral College votes to formalize the victory of President-elect Joe Biden. According to the House select committee that investigated the incident,the attack was the culmination of a seven-part plan by Trump to overturn the election.
